Door handle mounting



G. v. JAKEWAY 2,593,677

DOOR HANDLE MOUNTINGv April 22, 1952 Filed June 25, 1951 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Apr. 22, 1952 tJNlTED STATES DOOR HANDLE MOUNTKNG Gerald V.Jakeway, Grand Rapids, Mich, assignmto Keeler Brass Company, GrandRapids, Mich.

9 Claims. I

This invention relates to improvements in door handle mounting.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a door handle mounting for motor vehicle doors,refrigerator doors and the like in which an outward pull on the handleserves to release the latch or bolt and a structure which can be veryquickly mounted upon or removed from the door by the manipulation of asingle screw and is at the same time rigidly attached.

Second, to provide a structure embodying these advantages which has awide range of adaptation. Third, to provide a handle assembly having theabove stated advantages in which the securin means are concealed andinaccessible when. the door is closed.

Objects relating to details and economies of the invention will appearfrom the description to follow. The invention is pointed out in theclaims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a side elevational view of a handle assembly embodying myinvention, parts of the door and attaching means being shown insections, and other associated parts being shown conventionally, thesection being on a line corresponding to line l-l of Fig. 4.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view partially in section on a linecorresponding to the broken line 2-2 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 3 isa fragmentary view partially in section in generalcorresponding to that of Fig. 1, illustrating steps of mounting thehandle upon or removing it from the door.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view looking from the left of Fig.1.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the clamping plate element of theattaching means.

In the accompanying drawing I represents a door of an automobile havinga chamber therein and an outer panel 2. The latch is conventionallyindicated at 3 and is provided with a release member 4. The details ofthe latch are not illustrated as they form no part of this invention. Areinforcing and supporting plate 5 is secured on the inner side of thepanel 2 and is provided with a flange 6 at its front end disposed on theinner side of the edge wall I of the door.

The panel 2 and the plate 5 have registering openings 8 and 9,respectively, through which the U-shaped or stirrup shaped bracket Incarried by or forming a part of the escutcheon H 2 may be passed. Thebracket I!) is dimensioned to pass through the openings in the panel andsupporting plate with a tilting movement as is illustrated in Fig. 3.The bracket Ii) is provided with rearwardly projecting pivot ears 2 forthe pivot 13 of the handle Hi. The handle I i is disposed in an openingin the escutcheon and has inwardly and rearwardly projecting pivot arms15 pivotally engaging the pivot 13.

The bight portion it of the bracket constitutes a stop with which thestop H on the handle pivot arms coacts to limit the inward swinging orreturn movement of the handle. The coil spring l8 disposed on the pivothas one arm l9 thereof in supported engagement with the bight of thebracket, the other arm 2!] being in engagement with the crosspiece 2!connecting the pivoted ends of the handle pivot arms l5. The arms l5 aresecured to the handle proper by welds 22. The pivot arms are providedwith curved nose portions 23 adapted to coact with the latch releasemember 4.

The bracket IE! is provided with rearwardly inclined cams 25 which coactwith the rear edge 26 of the opening in the supporting plate. At itsfront end the bracket It] is provided with forwardly facing notches 21,the upper edges of which are rearwardly inclined and provide cam members28. The bottoms of the notches 27 constitute thrust shoulders 29.

The clamping plate 30 is disposed through a slot 31 in the dependingflange 6 on the supporting plate and through an aligned opening 32 inthe wall 1. This clamping plate is forked to cm brace the sides of thebracket and has cam engaging portions 33 which coact with the cams 28 todraw the escutcheon inwardly and with the shoulders 29 to impartrearward thrust to the escutcheon assembly thereby bringing the cams 25into camming engagement with the rear edge of the opening in thesupport. This firmly draws or clamps the escutcheon upon its support andlooks it in its secured position.

The clamping plate is provided with a depending flange 34 at its outerend receiving the adjusting screw 35 which is threaded into the flange 6of the supporting plate. Thus by a simple manipulation of a singlescrew, the handle assembly is clamped firmly and securely to its supportand may be quickly released. The screw 35 is inaccessible when the dooris in closed position.

I have illustrated and described my invention in a highly practicalembodiment thereof. I have not attempted to illustrate or describe othermodifications or embodiments which I contemplate as it is believed thatthis disclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody oradaptmy invention as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A door handle assembly comprising a supporting! plate having anopening therethrough and an inwardly projecting slotted flange in frontof said opening, an escutcheon, a bracket connected to said escutcheonand projecting inwardly therefrom through said opening in said plate andhaving rearwardly projecting pivot ears provided with outwardly facingrearwardly inclined cams coacting with the rear edge of said opening insaid plate, said bracket having forwardly facing notches in the frontedges of its side members, the upper edges of the notches beingrearwardly inclined and constituting cam members, a clamping plateslidably disposed through said slot in said supporting plate flange andforked to embrace the sides of said bracket and having shoulderscoacting with the said cams at the front end of said bracket, anadjusting screw arranged through said flange on said clamping plate andhaving threaded engagement with said flange on said supporting plate foradjusting said clamping plate into retaining camming engagement withsaid cams on the front end of said bracket and urging said cams on saidpivot cars into camming retaining engagement with the rear edge of theopening in said supporting plate, and a handle provided with inwardlyprojecting pivot arms disposed through said escutcheon and pivotallymounted on said pivot ears of said bracket.

2. A door handle assembly comprising a supporting plate having anopening therethrough and an inwardly projecting slotted flange infrontof said opening, an escutcheon, a bracket connected to said escutcheonand projecting inwardly therefrom through said opening in said plate andhaving rearwardly projecting pivot ears provided with outwardly facingrearwardly inclined cams coacting with the rear edge of said opening insaid plate, said bracket having rearwardly inclined cam members at itsfront end, a clamping plate slidably disposed through said slot in saidsupporting plate flange and having shoulders coacting with the said camsat the front end of said bracket, an adjusting screw arranged throughsaid flange on said clamping plate and having threaded engagement withsaid flange on said supporting plate for adjusting said clamping plateinto retaining camming engagement with said cams on the front end ofsaid bracket and urging said cams on said pivot cars into cammingretaining engagement with the rear edge of the opening in saidsupporting plate, and a handle provided with inwardly projecting pivotarms disposed through said escutcheon and pivotally mounted on saidpivot ears of said bracket.

3. A door handle assembly comprising a supporting plate having anopening therethrough and an inwardly projecting slotted flange in frontof .said opening, an escutcheon, a U-shaped bracket connected to saidescutcheon and projecting inwardly therefrom through said opening insaid plate and having rearwardly projecting pivot ears provided withoutwardly facing rearwardly inclined cams coacting with the rear edge ofsaid opening in said plate, said bracket having rearwardly inclined cammembers at its front end, a clamping plate slidably disposed throughsaid'slot in said supporting plate flange and having shoulders coactingwith the said cams at the front end of said bracket, an adjusting screwarranged through said flange on said clamping plate and having threadedengagement with said flange on said supporting plate for adjusting saidclamping plate into retaining camming engagement with said cams on thefront end of said bracket and urging said cams onisaid pivot ears intocamming retaining engagement with the rear edge of the opening in saidsupporting plate, a handle provided with inwardly projecting pivot armsdisposed through said escutcheon and pivotally mounted on said pivotears of said bracket, said handle arms being provided with a stop, thebight of said bracket constituting a coacting stop for limiting thereturn movement of the handle, and a coiled spring arranged on thehandle pivot to coact with the bracket and handle pivot arms to retractthe handle, the handle pivot arms being provided at their front endswith a latch engaging portion.

4. A door handle comprising a support having an opening therethrough, anescutcheon, a bracket connected to said escutcheon to project throughsaid opening in said support and having a rearwardly inclined camcoacting with the rear edge of the opening in said support, said brackethaving a rearwardly inclined cam at its front end terminating in aforwardly facing shoulder, a clamp member slidably mounted on saidsupport and coacting with said cam and said shoulder at the front end ofsaid bracket, and adjusting screw for said clamp member having threadedengagement with said support for adjusting said clamp member intocamming engagement with said cam and thrust engagement with saidshoulder at the front end of said bracket for urging said cam at therear of said bracket into camming retaining engagement with the rearedge of the opening in said support, and a handle pivotally mounted onsaid bracket.

5. A door handle comprising a support having an opening therethrough, anescutcheon, a bracket connected to said escutcheon to project throughsaid opening in said support and having a rearwardly inclined camcoacting with the rear edge of the opening in said support, said brackethaving a rearwardly inclined cam at its front end, a clamp memberslidably mounted on said support and coacting with said cam at the frontend of said bracket, an adjusting screw for said clamp member havingthreaded engagement with said support for adjusting said clamp memberinto camming engagement .with said cam and thrust engagement with saidbracket for urging said cam at the rear of said bracket into cammingretaining engagement with the rear edge of the opening in said support,and a handle pivotally mounted on said bracket.

6. A door handle comprising a support having an opening therethrough, anescutcheon, a bracket connected to said escutcheon to project throughsaid opening in said support and having a rearwardly inclined camcoacting with the rear edge or the opening in said support, said brackethaving a rearwardly inclined cam at its front end, a clamp imemberslidably mounted on said support and coacting with said cam at the frontend of said bracket, an adjusting screw for said clamp member havingthreaded engagement with said support for adjusting said clamp memberinto camming engagement with said cam and thrust engagement with saidbracket for urging said cam at the rear of said bracket into cammingretaining engagement with the rear edge of the opening in said support,a handle pivotally mounted on said bracket, said handle and bracketbeing provided with coacting stops limiting return movement of thehandle, and a spring operatively associated with said bracket and handleto retract said handle.

'7. A-door handle comprising in combination a support and an escutcheon,the escutcheon being provided with front and rear cam members disposedon the inner side of the support when the escutcheon is in positionthereon, a clamping member adjustably mounted on said support foradjustment relative to said escutcheon and-to coact with the front cammember for camming engagement therewith and longitudinal thrustengagement with the escutcheon for urging the rear cam member thereofinto camming engagement with the support member, manually adjustableactuating means for said clamp member, and a handle carried by saidescutcheon.

8. A door handle comprising in combination a support and an escutcheon,the escutcheon being disposed on the outer side of the support andprovided with cam members disposed on the inner side of the support whenthe handle is positioned thereon, the cam members being inclined in thesame direction, a clamping member mounted on said support for adjustmentrelative to said escutcheon to cammingly coact with one of said cammembers and having thrust engagement with said escutcheon for bringingits other cam member into camming engagement with the support member,manually adjustable means for said clamping member, and a handle carriedby said escutcheon.

9. A door handle assembly comprising a handle supporting bracketprovided with an escutcheon, the bracket being provided with front andrear rearwardly inclined cam members, a clamping member mounted foradjustment relative to said bracket to coact with the front cam memberfor camming engagement therewith and having longitudinal thrustengagement with the bracket for urging the rear cam member thereof intoengagement with a support member on which the bracket is mounted, and ahandle pivotally mounted on said bracket.

GERALD V. JAKEWAY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record .in the.

file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,404,845 Joachim July 30. 1946

